Search for two missing children - Independent Online - iol.co.za01/03/2012Times LIVESearch for two missing childrenIndependent OnlineEastern Cape police are looking for two children who went missing in two separate incidents. Eastern Cape police were looking for two childre more... OUR OPINION: Facing 2012's challenges - Daily Dispatch Online - … [Read more...] about Eastern Cape in the News on 3 January 2012
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Department of Local Government causes rates fiasco
There is a rates fiasco within the Department of Local government and Traditional Affairs. Replying in a speech to the 2010/11 Annual report to the Eastern Cape Legislature today I raised the seriousness of wrong information given with regards to municipal rates policies. The report of the department states under programme 3 finding (2) (d) that the department had … [Read more...] about Department of Local Government causes rates fiasco
Public must decide on performance criteria for municipalities
Municipal officials and politicians need to be frightened of the voters, not the other way around, to ensure better governance in our municipalities. While chapter 6 section 42 of the Systems Act allows for the public to set performance targets for municipalities, this requirement is being flouted by many councils. The days of signing "sweetheart" performance agreements … [Read more...] about Public must decide on performance criteria for municipalities
East Cape Rally to Read
East London – Rural schools in South Africa's poorest province, the Eastern Cape, will once again benefit from the Rally to Read project in 2011. Host, Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA), joins hands with national organisers McCarthy, Financial Mail, the READ Educational Trust as well as local corporate sponsors to deliver educational material to identified schools over the … [Read more...] about East Cape Rally to Read
42% of East Cape Section 20 Schools STILL Await Stationery
The Democratic Alliance condemns in the strongest sense the non-delivery of a basic commodity, namely stationery, to 42 %, or 2 367 Section 20 schools around the province. This commodity should have been delivered prior to the opening of schools for the 2011 academic year. It is unacceptable and beyond reason that 2 367 schools out of 5 615 public ordinary schools have been … [Read more...] about 42% of East Cape Section 20 Schools STILL Await Stationery
